Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has unveiled a three-phase program starting from Wednesday and continuing till October 12, to press its five-point demand, including holding the next national election in February under the July National Charter.Earlier, in September, the party carried out a three-day program with the same demands.
The announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference held at Al Falah Auditorium in the capital, by Jamaat’s Secretary General, Mia Golam Porwar.
In a written statement, he said that the government has taken no steps to fulfill the just demands of the people and therefore, it is urgent to hold the 13th National Parliamentary Election in February, based on the July Charter, by implementing the five demands of the people.

The announced programs are:

Nationwide public contact from Wednesday to October 9, along with discussions, roundtables, and seminars

Processions in Dhaka and other divisional cities on October 10

Submission of memoranda to deputy commissioners across the country on October 12

The demands are:


Election in February based on the July National Charter

Introduction of the proportional representation system in both houses

Ensuring a level playing field for a free and fair election

Visible trial of repression, killings, and corruption by the “fascist government”

Ban on the activities of Jatiya Party and the 14-party alliance, which it termed as accomplices of dictatorship

In his written statement, Mia Golam Porwar said: “From the very beginning, Jamaat has played a strong role in giving legal basis to the July Charter. The party has made two proposals for this: (1) issue a constitutional order to ensure the legality of the July Charter, and (2) hold a referendum before the election to implement the charter.”

He warned: “If the July Charter is not given legal recognition, the uprising achieved at the cost of the blood of students and the people, and its successes, may end in failure.”

Among others present at the press conference were Jamaat’s Assistant Secretaries General Abdul Halim and Hamidur Rahman Azad, Central Executive Member Saiful Alam Khan, Head of Media and Publicity Department Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, and Dhaka South City Ameer Nurul Islam Bulbul.